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Sponsor UN Volunteers

United Nations Volunteers enables its partners – including governments, universities, civil society organizations and the private sector – to fund UN Volunteer assignments. Funding partners choose to sponsor nationals of their own country or those of other nationalities to contribute their skills and talents for the Sustainable Development Goals.

UNV brings together host country governments, funding partners, UN Volunteers eager to make a difference and the UN system to advance peace and development in the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals, while promoting the global recognition of volunteerism. In doing so, UN Volunteers contribute to key UN projects and functions at country and regional level, and address some of the most pressing peace and development challenges around the world.

In the 2016 UNV Annual Survey, 91 per cent of fully funded UN Volunteers indicated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their experience and 91 per cent agreed that their knowledge, competencies and skills had been developed through the assignment.

Our studies (2016) indicate that the three most highly rated aspects of the volunteer experience were:

Intercultural experience

Knowledge of the UN system

Development of personal and social skills

→ Over 75 per cent of respondents indicated that the UN Volunteer experience had been valuable for thier career development and employment perspectives.

→ 27 per cent of respondents continued to work with the UN immediately after the assignments.